DRESDEN: Pakistan are standing on the 98th position at the end of fourth round of ongoing 38th World Chess Olympiad (WCO) in Germany.Pakistan drew by 4-4 to South Africa in the fourth round of the event wherein Khalil-Ur-Rehman defeated African Coudri Daniel while Solomon Calini beat Aamir Kareem.Earlier in other match, Force Island beat Pakistan by 1.5-5 points.
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Pakistan may offer to switch their home series against India early next year to India if the Indian government does not clear the tour over security worries, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ejaz Butt said.
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LAHORE: The loan pledged by IMF would inflate poverty and recession in economy while states production ratio would also slide, said President Pakistan Business Forum in a meeting at Lahore Chamber of Commerce.He demanded the Ministry for Trade Development to reveal all the conceal conditions of IMF which based for IMF to lend this bailout package to Pakistan. Another official Irfan Shaikh said that strict conditions of IMF for this package would worsen and harm the trade activities in Pakistan that could lead to negative impact on the growth of our economy.Vice President Lahore Chamber of Commerce Shafqat Saeed said government was being continuously informed about the fragile state of economy for last November however he added, the government turned deaf year to the concerns raised by trade community.
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PESHAWAR: 150 million cubic fit gas has been short in NWFP province due to increase in the intensity of winter season here on Tuesday.In the first stage, the gas outage has started in CAPTO Power and other big industries.According to Sui Northern Company sources, it has seized the gas supply to big industries due to gas impasse to avoid any disruption in gas supply to commercial and domestic consumers.It added that notices have been sent to as many as 3000 countrywide industries of cutting gas supply to them.
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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 17 (UPI) — The so-called Friends of Pakistan social and economic development group Monday lobbied Arab states for oil on a deferred payment schedule.
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LAHOREPML-N Senior Vice President Javed Hashmi has urged party chief Nawaz Sharif, President of Pakistan Asif Zardari and other politicians to
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LAHOREThe Punjab Assembly on Monday passed a joint resolution to pay homage to the deceased parliamentarian and former deputy speaker, Sardar
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LAHORESPECIAL Judicial Magistrate Faisal Jameel Monday extended by three days the physical remand for Munaaf Kalia, Javed Khanani and Tariq Ma
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Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) — Sugar prices rose in New York on speculation that Pakistan, Asia’s third-largest user, will import as much 500,000 metric tons this year to avoid a shortage. Orange-juice futures declined.
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DUABI: Pakistan cricket team has advanced on to fourth position in ICC One Day International ranking after it made a clean sweep over West Indies in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, winning three consecutive one dayers with ease.Meanwhile, India have climbed to third spot after two back-to-back victories against England in the first two of five-match series. England now stands on despair sixth. Pakistan got three rating points in ICC ratings after they white washed West Indies in Abu Dhabi series which promoted Pakistan up to two ranks.Australia tops the rating with 131 points while South Africa came second bagging 129 points.
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